The diagram below shows three types of earthquake waves, labeled A, B, and C at different time intervals.

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Which of these statements best describes the three waves?
Wave A makes rocks move parallel to its direction of movement.
Wave B makes rocks move parallel to its direction of movement.
Wave A and Wave B are absorbed by gaseous medium.
Wave A and Wave C are absorbed by gaseous medium.

P-waves
Also known as primary waves or compression waves
Travel through the solid and liquid parts of Earth
Fastest earthquake waves
Travel about 5 kilometers per second
Always the first waves to appear on a seismogram
Cause ground to move horizontally back and forth through compression
S-waves
Also known as secondary waves or shear waves
Can travel through Earth’s solid portions only
When they hit the liquid core, S-waves are no longer able to be detected.
A shadow zone is created where earthquake waves are not detected
P-waves bounce off the liquid core. S-waves are absorbed at the core.
Cause ground to move back and forth in an S-shaped pattern

then there is C which is a surface wave :3 Surface Waves include:
Rayleigh waves
Also known as R-waves
intense damage to the surface, especially to buildings
Have a rolling motion, like the waves of the ocean
Love waves
Also known as L-waves
Cause intense damage to the surface, especially to buildings
Have a side-to-side motion similar to the movement of a snake